Never Too Far Novel

Chapter 2159 A Playful Challenge

The day quickly turned into an evening. Corinne arrived as she came to prepare dinner, and when she walked over, Shirley could see that her sharp gaze was filled with resentment.

Til stay and attend to Mr. Flintstone tonight. You can leave. Corinne said to her.

Shirley frowned. “The captain didn’t tell me to leave.”

Zacharias also didn’t instruct her to leave. She couldn’t leave her post without authorization.

“Hah! You think you’re so important, huh?” Corinne mocked before heading toward the kitchen.

“Mr. Flintstone’s nephew is also here. You need to cook for two people.” Shirley reminded her.

Corinne didn’t say anything, but she would follow Shirley’s reminder. Tonight, she hoped to be the one Zacharias chose to stay in the mansion.

While Shirley was standing guard at the door, someone suddenly tapped her shoulder. She reached back. almost instinctively and grabbed the person’s hand before twisting his arm behind his back.

“Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!” Tony’s startled cry came through.

him, she immediately released him and warned him, “Don’t do this ever

you’ve got some skills. Can you teach me? If you

glib tongue and said sternly, “Mr. Flintstone,

didn’t tell me your name, so I had to

continued standing straight while ignoring his

joke. My uncle is so old-fashioned. He still makes me write self-critique in this day and age,

the kitchen. In no time, he returned to Shirley before

“Yes,” Shirley replied.

also under your protection too?”

Shirley replied coldly.

me along with my uncle.” Tony snorted. Then, his gaze wandered mischievously over Shirley. “If I encounter danger tonight, can you protect me up close?”

fair hands clasped together. He reached out and intended to

him toward the ground, and pinned him down as if he were a criminal, with

warned him sternly. She wasn’t the type to stay silent when someone took advantage of

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pain and sweating when he saw a tall figure coming down from the